0430. Ahhgg, stupid eyelids; get out of the way, I can't see!
We arrived at the bus station at 0545 and discovered that the office did not open until six and the bus left at eight. So we spent three hours wandering around, eating breakfast, guarding our luggage, making sure that Priska and Shadrach did not vanish, etc...
At 0830 (only 30 minutes late, amazing!) our ten hours of sweltering heat, uncomfortable seats, and not much leg room, began. At first I was afraid that I would die of heat stroke, then I was afraid that I wouldn't...
I did see a lot of really cool rock formations. For several hours the land was completely flat except for all of the miniature mountains that stuck up from the ground. It looked like someone beneath the earth's crust had used their finger to poke upwards.
We stopped once, and only for long enough to wake up my legs and get a bit of food from one of the local food stands. Then the bus was off again, and I was off into a semi-conscious state of pouring sweat and trying to find the most comfortable possible position in my seat.
At last we arrived at the beach. White sand, warm blue water, annoying beach boys trying to sell me stuff, and the bus ride with it's baking heat was all worth it.
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